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English Dictionary: nutriment by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nutriment
n
  1. a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nutriment \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to
      nourish. See {Nourish}.]
      1. That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and
            repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life;
            food; aliment.
  
                     The stomach returns what it has received, in
                     strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of
                     the body.                                          --South.
  
      2. That which promotes development or growth.
  
                     Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds
                     the mind ?                                          --Swift.
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